The Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel is the police and crime panel for Greater Manchester.
Purpose The purpose of the panel is to scrutinise the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, and their appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, who are responsible for the Greater Manchester Police and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
The panel is responsible for confirming the appointment of
the Deputy Mayor the chief fire officer the chief constable
History In June 2020 the panel was given oversight of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's fire and rescue functions and was renamed from the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel to the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime panel.
Membership The panel is made up of one councillor from each local authority in Greater Manchester who sit alongside at least two additional independent members that have been co-opted because of their relevant skills, knowledge and experience. However the panel also may co-opt additional councillors, with the agreement of the secretary of state as to the number of additional members, to ensure that the political make-up of the panel reflects the political make-up of the local authorities as a whole.
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